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Alan Dean Foster

Alan Dean Foster work to date includes excursions into hard science-fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. He has also written numerous non-fiction articles on film, science, and scuba diving, as well as having produced the novel versions of many films, including such well-known productions as Star Wars, the first three Alien films, Alien Nation, and The Chronicles of Riddick. Other works include scripts for talking records, radio, computer games, and the story for the first Star Trek movie. His novel Shadowkeep was the first ever book adapation of an original computer game. In addition to publication in English his work... Read full bio

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Huffington Post, August 11, 2009
...Science fiction/fantasy author Alan Dean Foster is known, not only for his prolific genre work, but for a stunning number of major motion picture novelizations, from Alien to Transformers to the newest version of...
Sydney Morning Herald, August 6, 2009
...out what is going on in the world of novelisations. Consider Terminator Salvation: The Official Movie Novelisation by Alan Dean Foster. Terminator Salvation: The Official Movie Novelisation is not to be confused with Timothy Zahn's Terminator Salvation:...
Trekweb, July 11, 2009
...Trek XI sequel film, currently in development. The books set in the new timeline are : June'Refugees' by Alan Dean Foster No details, except that the ârefugees' are not the Vulcans. July'Seek a Newer World' by Christopher BennettEnterprise on a...
Trekweb, July 2, 2009
...Wired posted a new interview with author and writer Alan Dean Foster in which he talks about writing Pocket Books new Star Trek movie novelization, and here are excerpts. Me: I listened to the audiobook of your Star Trek book...
Wired News, July 1, 2009
...Hopefully my first of many autographs from interesting people Alan Dean Foster, who, unbeknownst to me, has lived in my small town for thirty years, kindly met me for lunch recently to discuss his new Star Trek book, writing, travel...
WebWire, June 30, 2009
...on our bestseller list, even though it was published in 2000' Other discounted movie titles include Transformers by Alan Dean Foster, Public Enemies by Bryan Burrough, Ice Age: The Movie Novel by J. E. Bright, The Taking of Pelham 123 by John Godey, Star...
MaleFirst Mens Magazine, June 25, 2009
...save the world from destruction. The official novelization written by tie-in veteran and New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster is essential reading for fans! Find out more at www.titanbooks.com ...
Future Movies, June 18, 2009
...For your chance to win copies of Transformers by Alan Dean Foster just answer the following question: Question: Who directed the film? Out now from Titan Books. E-mail this to a friend Written by Coco Forsythe Browse Future Movies Feeds...
Den of Geek, June 10, 2009
...the upcoming movie, Nick reviews the new novel arriving in the Transformers universe... For the past 30 years, Alan Dean Foster has been solidly earning his place in the SF Hall of Fame. He wrote the Star Wars novelization (graciously letting George...
Science Fiction Crowsnest, June 1, 2009
...in previous books, the enjoyable narrative is undermined by plotting with a very flimsy base. From then on Alan Dean Foster starts bringing together characters and plot elements from the entire series, gradually building up to the big showdown. While...
Science Fiction Crowsnest, June 1, 2009
...pub: Del Rey/Ballantine Books. 228 page hardback. Price: $24.95 (US), $29.95 (CAN). ISBN: 978-0-345-48507-6. Buy Patrimony in the USA- or Buy Patrimony in the UK more accessible, though there were still numerous references to incidents and characters...
Aint It Cool News, May 27, 2009
...GRAND PRIZE WINNER ...who will receive receive THE ART OF TERMINATOR SALVATION, TERMINATOR SALVATION: THE MOVIE COMPANION, and Alan Dean Foster's TERMINATOR SALVATION novelization.. I like the poignance of this entry; it lends a DAY THE EARTH STOOOD...
Ain't It Cool News, May 18, 2009
...words - the best of all worlds. Here are some (embiggenable) samples: And... It's a novellization. By Alan Dean Foster. YOUR MISSION In SIX SENTENCES or less, answer ONLY ONE of the following questions for me. DO NOT EXCEED SIX SENTENCES! No matter how...
Philippine Star, May 16, 2009
...is something else involved. Something very bad, very dark, and as elusive as a phantom. STAR TREK By Alan Dean Foster P545 One grew up in the cornfields of Iowa, fighting for his independence, for a way out of a life that promised only indifference,...
WebWire, May 13, 2009
...titles. This week, eBooks by Dan Brown are soaring off the charts.' The Star Trek Movie Tie-In by Alan Dean Foster was also released earlier this week. BooksOnBoard (www.booksonboard.com WebWireID94963 and Services Provided by WebWire...
Science Fiction Crowsnest, May 4, 2009
...pub: Del Rey/Ballantine Books. 272 page hardback. Price: $24.95 (US), $32.95 (CAN). ISBN: 0-345-48504-1. Buy Trouble Magnet in the USA- or Buy Trouble Magnet in the UK Being part of a long-running series, 'Trouble Magnet' suffers from the unavoidable...
Mania, May 3, 2009
... Rate & Share: Related Links: CINESCAPE'S book section responds to reader e-mails DROWNING WORLD by Alan Dean Foster © 2002 Del Rey We get some damn strange e-mails here at CINESCAPE. Last week I got a request from a reader who begged me to forward him...
IESB.net, April 25, 2009
...in the shadows. Things can change in an instant?and fragile peace will become all-out war. About the Author Alan Dean Foster has written in a variety of genres, including hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and...
Comic Book Bin, March 26, 2009
...More Tales of Zorro Edited by Richard Dean Starr Written by: Carole Nelson Douglas, Alan Dean Foster, Joe R. Lansdale, Timothy Zahn, Kage Baker, Matthew Baugh, Johnny D. Boggs, Henry Darrow, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Win Scott Eckert, Jennifer Fallon, Craig...
PRWeb, March 20, 2009
...Files,' which is narrated by James Marsters (Spike from 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'). Additionally, Buzzy Multimedia has published Alan Dean Foster's 'Interlopers.' Their catalog includes science fiction and fantasy novels, with the narrators for all the...
Trekweb, March 4, 2009
...the synopsis of the upcoming Pocket Books novelization of the new Star Trek movie, written by sci-fi novelist Alan Dean Foster. Here is the synospis (beware of spoilers) One grew up in the cornfields of Iowa, fighting for his independence, for a way out...
Trekweb, February 12, 2009
...TrekMovie.com confirmed today that veteran sci-fi novelist Alan Dean Foster, co-writer of Star Trek The Motion Picture and author of the Star Trek Logs books, is writing the novelization adaptation for the new Star Trek movie for Pocket...
MySpace Comments, October 3, 2009
...Flinx’s Folly ( Kindle Edition ) By Alan Dean Foster Buy new : $6.39 Customer Rating: First tagged “science fiction” by Evan L. Carew “mcoon” Customer tags: kindle (8), science fiction...
Experiments in Reading, September 10, 2009
...~by Alan Dean Foster I've been meaning to read one of Alan Dean Foster's Pip and Flinx novels for...I'm not really sure how long. Often included in the...
Entertainment on HuffingtonPost.com, August 10, 2009
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io9, August 3, 2009
...to "mate" (i.e., join) with. The most upbeat story, and one of the most amusing, is probably Alan Dean Foster 's "Pardon Our Conquest," in which a petty alien dictator finds out what happens when you tangle with the vastly more advanced galactic...
Memory Alpha - Recent changes [en], June 10, 2009
...Alan Dean Foster From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference (Difference between revisions) Jump to: navigation , search Revision as of 14:23, 9 May 2009 ( edit )...
SciFiChick.com, June 10, 2009
...Star Trek Movie Tie-In , by Alan Dean Foster Based on my favorite movie of the year, the vengeful Romulan Nero has traveled back in time to the early years of Kirk and Spock. Nero is determined...
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...Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Topics: Golden Gryphon Press « Book Review - Flinx Transcendent by Alan Dean Foster  |  Dominic Monaghan on Flash Forward? »...
SF Signal, June 3, 2009
...to the Suvudu Free Book Library . Magic Kingdom For Sale--Sold! by Terry Brooks For Love of Mother-Not by Alan Dean Foster Star Wars: Precipice by John Jackson Miller...
Grasping for the Wind, June 2, 2009
...Free Fiction: Terry Brooks and Alan Dean Foster New free fiction at the Suvudu free library includes Terry Brooks' Magic Kingdom for Sale-Sold! and a Pip and Flinx adventure from Alan Dean Foster. Posted by John...
RPGnet Forums, May 26, 2009
...Therefore I am buying it now and thinking its awesome in the future....
LIT SOUP, May 18, 2009
...Starred review of FEDERATIONS edited by John Joseph Adams in its entirety, from Publisher's Weekly. You can order the book now and find it in your local brick and mortar stores! Federations Edited by John Joseph Adams . Prime ( www.prime-books.com ),...
WebWire | Recent Headlines, May 13, 2009
...titles. This week, eBooks by Dan Brown are soaring off the charts.' The Star Trek Movie Tie-In by Alan Dean Foster was also released earlier this week. BooksOnBoard ( www.booksonboard.com ) is the largest independent online retailer of eBooks,...
R. Kyle's Customer Reviews, May 13, 2009
...R. Kyle reviewed:Star Trek Movie Tie-In by Alan Dean Foster   5 of 7 people found the following review helpful: If you loved the movie and want more RIGHT NOW, May 13, 2009 I've been a...
R. Kyle's Customer Reviews, May 13, 2009
...Initial post : May 13, 2009 11:57 AM PDT Miz Ellen says: Alan Dean Foster is a respectable writer. Nice review, Becky! Your reply to Miz Ellen's post: Guidelines Reply to this post Permalink | Report abuse Do you think this...
Otaku-Dom's MySpace Blog, May 12, 2009
...Terminator: Salvation by Alan Dean Foster: Normally, I would wait for the mivie with something like this. But, given that I am seeing two other movies this year that are likely to be awful...
The Science of Fiction, May 11, 2009
...Being part of a long-running series, ‘Trouble Magnet’ suffers from the unavoidable problem of relying on previous volumes for its back story. I guess this isn’t a problem in the main as readers of this book are likely to be Pip and...
Memory Alpha - Recent changes [en], May 11, 2009
...may contain spoilers . This article is written from the Real World point of view Cover image Author(s): Alan Dean Foster Publisher: Pocket Books Published: May 2009 Pages: 288 Stardate: Unknown ( Unknown ) Reference: ISBN 143915886X (trade paperback)...
Bookgasm: Reading Material to Get Excited About, May 1, 2009
...• STAR TREK: COUNTDOWN by Tim Jones and Mike Johnson — graphic novel prequel • STAR TREK by Alan Dean Foster — novelization • STAR TREK OMNIBUS: VOL. 1 by Marv Wolfman, Denny O’Neil, Mike W. Barr and Tom DeFalco — comics collection • STAR...
Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums, April 9, 2009
...We have 4 out of the 6 so haven't tried reading them yet. Anyone read them? Are they traditional high fantasy or something more interesting?...
MetaFilter, March 23, 2009
...Writing, seemingly, a book a day since his birth in 1946, Alan Dean Foster , 2008 Grand Master of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, still finds a great deal of time for travel . Come and share his journeying . Besides adaptations for...
Geeks of Doom, March 23, 2009
...upcoming reinvention of Star Trek for the recording of the audio book. The book will be written by Alan Dean Foster , who isn't new to the novelization game, not in the least. Foster was a ghost writer on the adaptation of the Star Wars movie, and he...
Bookspotcentral, March 5, 2009
...that Stole Christmas! ... Please comment on this topic via our forum at the link above Read/Post Comments Topics: Alan Dean Foster , Star Trek « Watchmen Character Clip: Ozymandias  |  X-Men Origins: Wolverine trailer (USA Today) »...
Fremont Libraries, February 26, 2009
...Time Garden by Edward Eager 2. Mind-Call by Wilanne Schneider Belden 3. For Love of Mother Not by Alan Dean Foster 4. Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key 5. The Children of Morrow by H. M. Hoover 6. The People: No Different Flesh by Zenna Henderson...
Musings from Brian J. Noggle, February 9, 2009
...Ed McBain Paradise Alley by Sylvester Stallone Contrary Pleasure by John D. MacDonald Clash of the Titans by Alan Dean Foster A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler No Witnesses by Ridley Pearson Phantom Prey by John...
"Keeping Up With Myself...", January 24, 2009
...their world is not what it seems. Some quite original concepts and a good read. 7/10 Sagramanda - Alan Dean Foster Gosh I must have read a dozen books by this author and he never lets you down. This is set in "near-future India" and you get a sense...